gwar

See also: gwâr

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡvar/

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• Rhymes: -ar
• Syllabification: gwar

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *gъvorъ.

Noun

gwar m inan

1. hubbub, buzz, bustle

   Synonyms: harmider, zgiełk

   • 2022 April 22, Michał Dobrołowicz, “Ukraińcy zmienią Polskę”, in Rzeczpospolita‎^[1], archived from the original on 2022-11-29:

     Gwar, tysiące osób oraz rzędy czarnych łóżek polowych. Te trzy elementy zwracają uwagę w pierwszych chwilach pobytu w największym centrum noclegowym dla ukraińskich uchodźców w Polsce.

     Hubbub, thousands of people, and rows of black cots: these three elements attract one's attention in the first moments of one's presence in the biggest center for accommodations for Ukrainian refugees in Poland.

Declension

Declension of gwar

	singular	plural
nominative	gwar	gwary
genitive	gwaru	gwarów
dative	gwarowi	gwarom
accusative	gwar	gwary
instrumental	gwarem	gwarami
locative	gwarze	gwarach
vocative	gwarze	gwary

Derived terms

verb

• gwarzyć impf

 

adjective

• gwarny

 

adverb

• gwarno

 

nouns

• gwarność
• gwarowość
• rozgwar

 

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

gwar f

1. genitive plural of gwara

Further reading

• gwar in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• gwar in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Welsh

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡwar/

Noun

gwar m or f (plural gwarrau)

1. nape, scruff

   Synonym: gwegil

Derived terms

• gwargoch (“red-naped, red-necked”)

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
gwar	war	ngwar	unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Noun

gwar

1. Soft mutation of cwar.

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
gwar	war	ngwar	unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “gwar”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies